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National Historic Site · Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site

Best primary window for Carter G. Woodson Home: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

Before Dr. Carter G. Woodson, there was very little accurate written history about the lives and experiences of Americans of African descent. Today a National Historic Site, Dr. Woodson’s home served as the headquarters for the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Dr. Woodson established Negro History Week here in 1926, which we celebrate today as Black History Month.

This page identifies Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in DC in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/cawo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/cawo/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Carter G. Woodson Home audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Historic Site
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
CAWO
Region
coastal atlantic
Core Experiences
architecture-and-buildingafrican-american-heritageschools-and-educationsocial-movementscivil-rightsGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingJunior Ranger ProgramPark FilmMuseum Exhibits

Month-by-month

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/cawo/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/cawo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in DC.

Getting there

Official access details for Carter G. Woodson Home are on the NPS page.

From The National Mall travel east onto Constitution Avenue NW, until you come to 12th Street (which is a one-way street). Make a left turn onto 12th Street. Continue traveling north on 12th Street NW, until you come to Rhode Island Avenue. Make a right turn onto Rhode Island Avenue. Keep straight on Rhode Island Avenue, until you come to 9th Street. Make a right turn onto 9th Street. Keep straight and 1538 9th Street will be the third house on the right (the red brick one).

Place instrument

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4924
February5324
March6028
April6342
May6458
June6276
July5992
August6090
September6174
October6156
November5834
December5228

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code cawo.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/cawo/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source